Two infernos that engulfed a natural gas well of Oil India Limited (OIL) in eastern Assam’s Tinsukia district on June 9 afternoon has claimed the lives of two firefighters.
The well at Baghjan near the ecologically fragile Dibru-Saikhowa National forest had caught fire13 days after a blowout– uncontrolled escape of petroleum or gas due– on May 27.
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The cause of death was said to be drowning after the two, both staff members of OIL, had actually delved into a pond to avoid the flames. Workers of National Catastrophe Action Force recovered their bodies after drones utilized by the Assam Forest department located them on June 10 early morning.
They were identified as Durlov Gogoi and Tikheswar Gohain of OIL’s firefighting system.
” We lost two of our men today (June 10). The cause of death as of now for lack of forensic is drowning in the pond next to the well. It could be suffocation too because of gas around,” OIL officer Tridib Hazarika informed The Hindu
A firemen of Oil and Natural Gas Corporati